A Wounded Knee man was acquitted of sexual abuse charges last week, but the jury made it clear that they weren't convinced he was innocent.

Vernon Moves Camp, 53, was charged in federal court with aggravated sexual abuse. He was accused of forcing a woman to have sex against her will near Wounded Knee last March. Moves Camp went on trial last week in Rapid City before U.S. District Judge Karen Schreier.

Court officials said jurors deliberated about six hours Friday before finding Moves Camp not guilty of the charge against him. But in an unusual move, jurors asked and were granted the opportunity to make a statement after the verdict was read.

In the statement, jurors said they found Moves Camp not guilty - not because they believed him, but because the U.S. government was unable to produce "substantial and incriminating evidence" against him.

Had he been convicted, Moves Camp could have faced life in prison.

In other federal court news:

* William "Jerk" Gwaltney, 57, Denver, was sentenced to 20 years in prison by Schreier. He was also ordered to pay a $2,500 fine and spend 10 years under supervision after his release from prison. Gwaltney pleaded guilty to conspiracy to distribute a controlled substance, admitting that he distributed methamphetamine in Rapid City between 2004 and 2006. Federal court documents show he was previously convicted of a felony drug offense in Colorado in 1993.

A co-defendant, Chelsea Millea, also known as Chelsea Scholtes, 35, Denver, pleaded guilty to distribution of a controlled substance and will be sentenced later this month.

Both were originally indicted on distribution and conspiracy charges.

* Khamphay Nackviseth, 39, Renton, Wash., pleaded guilty to possession with intent to distribute a controlled substance. According to a news release from the U.S. Attorney's Office, Nackviseth admitted to possessing the drug ecstasy, which police officers found during a traffic stop July 20. The maximum penalty upon conviction is 20 years in prison and a $1 million fine. A co-defendant, Lamphet Phanharath, age and town not available, is scheduled for trial in March on the same charge.

* Chad Hein, 26, Mission, pleaded not guilty to a two-count indictment charging him with conspiracy and possession with intent to distribute a controlled substance. According to a news release from the U.S. Attorney's Office, the charge relates to an alleged conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine between Aug. 1, 2006, and April 14, 2007, and the alleged possession of methamphetamine between Jan. 1, 2001, and July 6, 2007. The maximum penalty upon conviction is 20 years in prison and a $1 million fine for the conspiracy charge and a maximum of five years in prison and a $250,000 fine for the possession charge. Hein was detained pending trial.

* Cynthia Doran, 19, Mission, made her initial appearance on an indictment charging her and a co-defendant, Ashley Larvie, with assault with a dangerous weapon. According to federal court documents, they are accused of assaulting a 22-year-old woman using a metal door and concrete floor. The assault allegedly happened Oct. 2 in Todd County. The maximum penalty upon conviction is 10 years in prison and a $250,000 fine. Doran was detained pending further court proceedings. Larvie has pleaded not guilty to the charge.

* Eunice Rose Hollow Horn, 35, Eagle Butte, was sentenced by U.S. Magistrate Judge Mark Moreno to three years of probation after pleading guilty to a charge of simple possession of a controlled substance. She was originally indicted on charges of obtaining a controlled substance by misrepresentation, forgery or fraud and health-care fraud.

* George Casey Schmidt, 25, Rosebud, pleaded not guilty to a four-count indictment charging him with two counts of assault with a dangerous weapon and two counts of assault resulting in serious bodily injury. The charges relate to the alleged assault of two Todd County men in December. The maximum penalty upon conviction for each count is 10 years in prison and a $250,000 fine. A co-defendant, Dominic Barrera, has also pleaded not guilty. Schmidt was detained pending trial.

* Thomas Burley, 53, Rapid City, pleaded not guilty to being a felon in possession of a firearm. According to a news release from the U.S. Attorney's Office, the charge relates to an incident Aug. 18, when police responding to a domestic call found Burley, a felon, in possession of a .357-caliber handgun. The maximum penalty upon conviction is 10 years in prison and a $250,000 fine. No trial date was set.